Title:
Heart and soul of Florida : sacred sites and historic architecture
Author:
Publication Information:
Gainesville : University Press of Florida, c2013.
Physical Description:
xxii, 350 p., [32] p. of plates : ill. (some color), maps ; 27 cm.
Bibliography Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Introduction: In pursuit of Florida -- Part 1: Indian Florida: 6000 b.c. to early colonial period -- 1. Mysteries in water and earth -- 2. Windover pond: they entered the water -- 3. Pre-Columbian architects on Fisheating Creek -- 4. McKeithen Mounds: a priestess in a burnt temple -- 5. Mount Royal: "a magnificent indian mount" -- 6. Round, because the circle is the perfect symbol? -- 7. "That's not just a work of art: that's our godhead" -- Part 2: Colonial Florida: A.D. 1565 to 1821 -- 8. Planting Spanish architectural roots -- 9. The nation's oldest town plan -- 10. Living under Spanish bells -- 11. Nombre de Dios: the first Spanish mission -- 12. Fort Mose: slave sanctuary -- 13. Voices in the Spanish cathedral -- Part 3: American Florida: 1821 to 1950 -- 14. The magic of architecture -- 15. Frontier forerunners: antebellum houses of worship -- 16. Post civil war: gothic passions and carpenters -- 17. Changing directions on new frontiers -- 18. Civic adornment -- 19. Rescuing the old state capitol -- 20. New battles sound -- Conclusion: landmarks take us there.
Abstract:
An exploration of the architectural and archaeological sites in Florida that explore the human spirit.
